The bill adds language to strengthen current Colorado law related
to protections against discrimination on the basis of disability for persons with disabilities. The added provisions include:
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Prohibiting a person with a disability from being excluded from participating in or being denied the benefits of services, programs, or activities of a public entity;
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Clarifying that such prohibition includes the failure of a public entity to substantially comply with web content accessibility guidelines established and published by an international consortium;
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Any Colorado agency with the authority to promulgate rules shall not promulgate a rule that provides less protection than that provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
